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Looking to design some glossy looking Web 2.0 button? Here’s a simple Photoshop tutorial that gives you step by step how to get a nice looking red glossy button.
Step 1 – Creating the base
Fire up a new canvas and adjust the following settings (marked in yellow) according to the image below. The rest should come as default. You might want to double check with the defaults too.
Create a new layer call ‘Button’
On layer ‘Button’, select the Rounded rectangle tool
give it a radius of 7px
and draw a rectangle similar to the image below.
Step 2 – Red button
Right click on the Blending Options for ‘Button’ layer
and tweak the following settings for
Drop Shadow
Inner Shadow
Bevel and Emboss
Gradiant Overlay
Your button should look something like this
Step 3 – Create glossy effect
Create a new layer call ‘Glass’
Looking to design some glossy looking Web 2.0 button? Here’s a simple Photoshop tutorial that gives you step by step how to get a nice looking red glossy button.
Step 1 – Creating the base
Fire up a new canvas and adjust the following settings (marked in yellow) according to the image below. The rest should come as default. You might want to double check with the defaults too.
Create a new layer call ‘Button’
On layer ‘Button’, select the Rounded rectangle tool
give it a radius of 7px
and draw a rectangle similar to the image below.
Step 2 – Red button
Right click on the Blending Options for ‘Button’ layer
and tweak the following settings for
Drop Shadow
Inner Shadow
Bevel and Emboss
Gradiant Overlay
Your button should look something like this
Step 3 – Create glossy effect
Create a new layer call ‘Glass’
Select Retangular marquee tool, make sure you are selecting ‘Button’ layer. HOLD your <ctrl> key and click on layer ‘Buttons”s layer thumbnail. Your button should now be highlighted.
Select ‘Glass’ button now, hold the <Alt> key with Retangular marquee tool selected. Draw(cut) across the lower half of the button like the image below.
Fill the selected area with white color #ffffff using Paint Bucket Tool
Adjust the opacity to 18%
and you should have glossy button looking like this.
Step 4 – Pattern Overlay
Let’s give the button some slight pattern overlay. I’ll be using the custom stripe5px created earlier. Click here to read “How to create custom pattern“. Create a new layer call ‘Pattern’ in between ‘Button’ and ‘Glass’ and proceed with Blending Options.
Select Pattern Overlay, choose Stripe5px (or any pattern you’ve created) and click OK then close the dialogue.
Make sure you are still on Rectangular Marquee tool, hold <ctrl> and click on Button’s layer thumbnail to get the buttons shape. Fill up the selected area in ‘Pattern’ layer with Paint Bucket tool and adjust the layer opacity to 5%
Step 5 – Inserting Text
I’ll throw in some random text in white #ffffff color with the following settings
and the following blending effects on my text’s layer.
Drop Shadow
Select Retangular marquee tool, make sure you are selecting ‘Button’ layer. HOLD your <ctrl> key and click on layer ‘Buttons”s layer thumbnail. Your button should now be highlighted.
Select ‘Glass’ button now, hold the <Alt> key with Retangular marquee tool selected. Draw(cut) across the lower half of the button like the image below.
Fill the selected area with white color #ffffff using Paint Bucket Tool
Adjust the opacity to 18%
and you should have glossy button looking like this.
Step 4 – Pattern Overlay
Let’s give the button some slight pattern overlay. I’ll be using the custom stripe5px created earlier. Click here to read “How to create custom pattern“. Create a new layer call ‘Pattern’ in between ‘Button’ and ‘Glass’ and proceed with Blending Options.
Select Pattern Overlay, choose Stripe5px (or any pattern you’ve created) and click OK then close the dialogue.
Make sure you are still on Rectangular Marquee tool, hold <ctrl> and click on Button’s layer thumbnail to get the buttons shape. Fill up the selected area in ‘Pattern’ layer with Paint Bucket tool and adjust the layer opacity to 5%
Step 5 – Inserting Text
I’ll throw in some random text in white #ffffff color with the following settings
and the following blending effects on my text’s layer.
Drop Shadow
http://www.supadupawebdesign.co.uk/tutorials/Adobe-Photoshop-2/Micro-Bevel-Button-28
Step 1: Create a Rounded Box
Create a new layer and select the 'Rounded Rectangle Tool'. Create a rounded box with a small radius for the corners and fill it with any colour. In this example i have used a radius of 5px.
Step 2: Add a Gradient Overlay
Now we need to apply a gradient overlay to the rounded box. So, open up your Layer Styles for the layer with the rounded box on it and click on 'Gradient Overlay'. Apply a Linear Gradient with an angle of 90 degrees. When choosing colours, make the top colour lighter then the bottom colour. In this example i have used #2EBD27 for the bottom and #6EE77C for the top.
Step 3: Add a Bevel to the Box
This is where the magic happens! With the Layer Style window still open for the rounded box layer, click on 'Bevel and Emboss' and use the following settings:
Style: Inner Bevel
Technique: Smooth
Depth: 1000%
Direction: Up
Size: 0px
Soften: 0px
Angel: 90 degrees
Use Global Light: Yes
Altitude: 45 degrees
Step 4: Add a Stroke to the Box
The last style we need to apply to the box is a stroke. We apply a stroke to help bring out our bevel a bit more. So, in your Layer Style window for the box layer, click on 'Stroke'. You can use a Fill Type of Color if you wish, but I have found that using a gradient gives a better effect. If you use a single color for your storke, make sure its darker then your lightest colour. So use the settings below for your stroke (and change the colors to fit your needs):
Size: 1px
Position: Outside
Blend Mode: Normal
Opacity: 100%
Fill Type: Gradient
Gradient Colour (Bottom): #269A20
Gradient Colour (Top): #4FC84F
Gradient Style: Linear
Angle: 90 degrees
Bonus Step: Adding Bevel Text
Well, thats it for creating the actual button but if you would like to also add text much like the text I have above here is a step to help you. Create a new layer and add some text to it. Then open up the Layer Style window for the Text Layer and use the following settings:
Bevel and Emboss:
Style: Inner Bevel
Technique: Smooth
Depth: 1000%
Direction: Down
Size: 0px
Soften: 0px
Angle: 90 degrees
Altitude: 90 degrees
Gradient Overlay:
Stop 1 (Bottom): #CECECE
Stop 2 (Top): #F3F3F3
Style: Linear
Done!
And there you have it, a fresh looking bevel button to be used on your website in anyway you wish. If you do find this tutorial useful and have used this effect on your site, feel free to post the link in the comments below.
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